Ryan Larcom

Managing Director, Studios

2024

Alloy Partners co-creates "advantaged" startups & venture studios with the world's leading organizations & entrepreneurs, leveraging the model pioneered by High Alpha - Oversees a portfolio of 5 venture studios worldwide — built in partnership with leading Fortune 500 corporations, Tier-1 Research universities, philanthropies, VCs, and public sector entities — supporting their Managing Partners to fundraise, operate, and repeatably develop a portfolio of venture-backed startups focused on transforming industries - Leads international expansion efforts, including partnership with leading Japanese VC

Director

2020 - 2024

- Led executive relationships with 12 Fortune 500 corporations and Tier-1 research universities, overseeing cross-functional venture-building teams to build 23 new venture-backed startups in 4 years driving innovation and growth, with a specialty in Energy/Sustainability, Supply Chain/Manufacturing, and Agrifood sectors; supported PortCos via BOD seats - Managed $9M Gold & Black Studio and Fund, in collaboration with Purdue University's DIAL Ventures, which co-designed 10 AgTech startups in 3 years and made Pre-Seed investments in many of them - Co-developed the firm’s venture investment team and defined our standard "entrepreneur-friendly, venture-backable" startup investment structure, optimized for corporate strategic and financial benefit - Convened thought-leaders through annual Alloy Venture Building Summit & Corporate Studio Guild

Board Member

2021

Partner

2018

Formed Collective Works to help entrepreneurs launch businesses to address social problems. - Partnered with non-profit, CICOA, to spinout Duett for industry-wide adoption, increasing worker productivity and improving lives of elderly returning home post-acute care

Board Member

2021

Board Observer

2023 - 2025

VP, Customer & Digital Strategy

2019 - 2020

Reporting to the Chief Customer and Digital Officer of this global pioneer in safety and security, whose brands include CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®, Schlage®, SimonsVoss® and Von Duprin® - Cultivated a global “outside in" culture by developing & integrating customer strategy across Allegion's business units to delight customers through product, people, and process - Operationalized Allegion's digital strategy across products, people, operations, and customer - Developed investment theses, directed investments, and drove partnerships with access/security startups through Allegion Ventures

Principal, Allegion Ventures

2020 - 2020

Director, Business Design & Corporate Innovation

2015 - 2019

Pioneered the venture studio model as an early employee of leading B2B SaaS studio - Developed repeatable model for startup creation, including Sprint Week — High Alpha's forcing function for launching startups; facilitated 11 sprints resulting in the creation of 13 new startups - Created and led Business Design function, developing the investment thesis for partnering with corporations to drive innovation by launching startups, resulting in the spin-out of Alloy Partners - Diligenced Seed/Series A deals, supported ~30 investments and Investor Relations - Convened Venture Studio Collective for venture studios collaboration, advocacy for emerging asset class Previous titles: Director of Strategy & Innovation (2015-2017), Director Operations (2017-2018), Investor at High Alpha Capital (2017-2018)

Corporate Strategy Manager

2014 - 2015

Led high-performing, hypothesis-driven teams consulting for CEO, COO, CTO, & 4 BU Leaders for Fortune 200 global power company; record speed promotion from Analyst to Manager - 10-year strategic plan & business portfolio review with CEO, COO & Executive Leadership Team - Implemented a User-Centered Design organization under CTO - Turnaround strategy for a $2B business unit - Divestiture analysis of $800M line-of-business - $10M partnership deal enabling new market entry for $1B business unit - 3 emerging technology make/buy analyses for $1B-$8B business units; one resulting in creation of a new business unit

Corporate Responsibility Specialist

2012 - 2014

Community Involvement Team (CIT) Leader for Columbus Technical Center (CTC) - Engaged 1500 employees in 100+ volunteering events with 10 non-profit organizations, strategically deploying $20,000 in grants, resulting in the highest site volunteerism rate to date - Published Cummins Foundation whitepaper: “Global STEM Education strategy” - Provided strategic direction to iGrad, a community initiative supporting 500 at-risk students that contributed to a 7% reduction in high school dropout rate

Worldwide Design Competency Associate Leader

2012 - 2013

Co-led Center of Excellence for design engineers, facilitating best practice / knowledge sharing

Senior Design Engineer; Cooling & Lube Lead Designer

2010 - 2012

Cooling & Lube design team lead on award-winning QSK95 "Hedgehog" engine, the world’s largest high-speed diesel engine platform

Design Engineer; Interior Trim

2007 - 2010

Designed & developed interior components of Honda & Acura products for the US & global markets, including award-winning 2008 Acura TL, 2011 Honda Odyssey, 2010 & 2014 Acura MDX programs

Engineering Intern

2006 - 2006